Missions Policy

(A Sample Chapter in Get Involved)

What is a missions policy? Why is it important? A mission policy is a document that guides the entire missions program of the church. It is a roadmap that points direction. Without a clear statement of policy the missions program is like a ship without a radar device. Some churches do missions without a clearly written missions policy, but a church should take time to prepare this important document so the missions committee will be able to function well.

The missions policy shows responsibilities and spells out working relationships. It also insures continuity and builds up confidence. Members of the missions committee come and go, but the policy will keep the program going. Moreover, it is plain Christian stewardship. It prevents waste of time and financial resources.

FAITH WITHOUT REPENTANCE
(A sample chapter from Wasted Faith)

Many who live in the United States are familiar with the caricature of the frontier preacher coming from the days of the Kentucky Revivals in the mid-19th century. The backwoods preacher is standing on a stump, waving his Bible and exclaiming, “REPENT!” while perspiration streams down his face. This portrait, interestingly, is not far from that of John the Baptist, whose voice also reverberated, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2). Jesus spoke these same words, as did all the New Testament leaders. Why the emphasis? Because they knew that unless a person’s faith came by way of repentance it would only be wasted faith.

For a person to be saved (the word means “rescued”), would it not be necessary for him to realize that there is something from which he must be delivered? Christ did not come to bless good people, but rather to save sinners. He did not come to give people the added benefit of heaven attached to their already fulfilled lives.

These 21 devotional readings probe the events surrounding Calvary--especially Jesus' words from the cross--to give a richer understanding of the amazing love that drove Jesus there. This book reminds us that the cross is a vivid reminder of the inexhaustible depths of Jesus' loving, ultimate sacrifice and of our dire need for redemption.